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TIL Memorial Day was started by freed slaves to honor soldiers who died during the civil war

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VMLJ8 TIL that Mister Rogers once used an egg timer and simply let it run for sixty seconds on a television broadcast—in order to demonstrate how long a minute is. Unlike most TV made for kids, "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" was deliberately slow and contemplative.
j696X TIL: The ruins of Diocletian's Palace became shelter for the few remaining civilized people after the fall of the Roman Empire, taking advantage of the palace's robust walls from Barbarian raids. Over time it turned into the city of Split, as people settled and built homes inside the palace walls.
MeYWB TIL Tencent also produces movies
ne0ZP TIL that brain-eating amoeba was found in New Orleans' water supply system in July 2015
be0j TIL that the creator of NBA Jam hated the Chicago Bulls so much that he coded it so that they would miss last second shots against the Detroit Pistons.